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Don Quixote de la Mancha [facsimile]

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Bindings: good ; vellum with leather and gold tooling (it appears) ; brass clasps ; spine has separated from material and front cover on third edition ; separating from cover of another ; marbled end papers ; reproduced using photo-typography…

Admonitions of the Instructress of the Ladies of the Palace [facsimile]

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Example of early Chinese silk-weave scroll painting ; condition fine ; rolled scroll bound with ribbon ; protected in near fine wooden box ; leaves near fine ; includes informational booklet by Basil Gray

The Silent Sleep [original]

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Protected in plastic bag ; leaves very good to near fine ; printed on 1 piece of paper watermarked: "CERTIFICATE Royale [9]6% COTTON [CONTENT]" ; evidence of light bending at bottom corners

Lyrics: "They sleep, they sleep the silent sleep. They…

The St. Albans Psalter [facsimile]

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Binding: good to very good ; some staining ; bumped corners ; cracked hinge (back cover) ; three very small areas of damage that appear to be holes

Spine: good to very good ; cloth bound ; some fraying n side of front cover ; "THE ST. ALBANS…

Edward Gibbon Catalogue Card [facsimile]

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Condition: good ; framed in glass, with description and history on reverse side

Description on back reads: "Facsimile of a catalogue card made by Edward Gibbon at Lausanne about 1790. The original is in the British Museum. Given to the Library by…

Book of Kells [facsimile]

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Protective Case: fair to good ; bumped corners ; some wear and damage on opening edge ; green cloth with gilded title area on one side with large, detailed coloured illustration affixed to the other (the number '34' and text feature near the bottom…

Gutenberg Bible [facsimile ; 3 volumes]

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Binding: near fine ; cream/off-white cloth ; some minor discolouration ; evidence of very light rubbing on some corners

Spine: near fine ; fabric ; gilt and black detail on all ; some very faint rubbing on sides evident only in areas with…